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People Moves: Mitsui Sumitomo EU Appoints Rodden as Interim CEO, Rebrands as MSIG UK; Gallagher Re Promotes Dowlen to Managing Director EMEA
Feb 9 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance (Europe) and Gallagher Re. A summary of these new hires follows here. Mitsui Sumitomo (Europe) Appoints Rodden as Interim CEO,...
January Was World’s Hottest on Record: EU Scientists
Feb 8 2024 // The world just experienced its hottest January on record, continuing a run of exceptional heat fueled by climate change, the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said on Thursday. Last month...
EU Agreement on ESG Ratings Seen as World’s Toughest
Feb 7 2024 // A provisional agreement in the European Union setting guardrails around the ESG [environmental, social, and governance] ratings industry is being hailed as the world’s toughest. The plan goes “much further than...
EU Agrees to Path to Compete in Clean Tech Production
Feb 7 2024 // European Union policymakers agreed new rules on Tuesday to promote local production of equipment for solar and wind power, fuel cells and other clean technologies and help Europe’s industry compete with Chinese and...
EU Recommends Ambitious 2040 Climate Target, Goes Light on Farming
Feb 6 2024 // The European Commission recommended on Tuesday that the EU slash net greenhouse gas emissions by 90% by 2040, an ambitious target that will test political appetite for the region’s fight against climate change ahead...
EU Cautions Against Trade Measures to Support Solar Sector
Feb 6 2024 // The European Union needs to take into account its ambitious targets for solar power deployment before it considers any measures to curb imports of photovoltaic panels, wafers and other components, a senior EU official said...
Europe Gains Powers to Tackle Supply Chain Emergencies
Feb 6 2024 // EU countries and lawmakers on Feb 1 agreed to rules which will require Europe-based companies to prioritize production of key products to prevent a supply chain crisis such as that prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic and...
EU Agrees New Push to Repair, Not Replace, Defective Consumer Goods
Feb 5 2024 // Consumers will be given greater rights to have goods such as washing machines and smartphones repaired under new rules agreed by the European Union and aimed at reducing waste from defective or broken products simply being...
Europe’s Toughest ESG Rule Hits Wall of German Objections
Feb 2 2024 // The European Union’s most stringent ESG rule to date may be scuppered due to eleventh-hour German opposition to the plan. The EU was on track to move forward with the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive...
French Farmers Head Home but Anger Spreads Elsewhere in Europe
Feb 2 2024 // Protesting farmers demanding just prices and less red tape blocked the border between Belgium and the Netherlands on Friday, whilst their peers in France started lifting blockades countrywide after the government made...
France Now Backing EU AI Rules Ahead of Bloc Endorsement
Feb 2 2024 // France is now backing landmark European Union rules governing artificial intelligence subject to strict conditions, an EU diplomatic source said on Friday, after sources had previously said it was the last holdout in the...
Top European Leaders Test Positive for Cancerous ‘Forever Chemicals’
Feb 1 2024 // Chemicals linked to severe health issues including cancer, infertility, birth defects and immune system disruptions are everywhere and no one is safe from them — not even top politicians, according to a campaign...
Russia Behind Spike in European GPS Jamming, Baltic General Says
Jan 31 2024 // Russia is likely behind an increase in instances of jamming satellite signals used by airlines, smartphones and weapons systems in eastern Europe, according to a senior Baltic military commander. Martin Herem, the...
EU Needs Trillions of Investments to Meet 2050 Climate Target: Research
Jan 31 2024 // The European Union will need 1.5 trillion euros ($1.6 trillion) per year of investments to meet its 2050 net zero emissions target, research backed by Green EU lawmakers said on Monday. The European Commission is set to...
EU Reinforces Tight Limits on Crypto Firms From Outside Bloc
Jan 30 2024 // Crypto companies based outside the EU will only be able to directly serve customers within the bloc under very limited conditions to avoid unfair competition, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) proposed...
Banks, Insurers Set to Lose Reprieve From EU’s Toughest ESG Rule
Jan 30 2024 // Financial firms in the European Union look set to be hit by a new ESG requirement that they lobbied hard to avoid. The European Parliament and the European Council are moving toward an agreement that banks, asset managers...
EU Auditors Say Real CO2 Emissions From Most Cars Have Not Fallen
Jan 25 2024 // Real CO2 emissions from most passenger cars on EU roads are the same as 12 years ago despite reduction targets set in 2010 for newly registered vehicles, putting in jeopardy Europe’s green agenda, the European Court...
What Does Red Sea Disruption Mean for Europe’s Economy?
Jan 23 2024 // Weeks of attacks by Iranian-backed Houthi militants on vessels in the Red Sea have disrupted shipping in the Suez Canal, the fastest sea route between Asia and Europe, carrying around 15% of global sea trade. For the...
Microsoft’s Bing, Edge to Avoid EU’s Digital Dominance Crackdown
Jan 23 2024 // Microsoft Corp.’s Bing search engine, Edge web browser and Advertising services are set to be exempt from strict new European Union antitrust rules reining in Big Tech platforms because watchdogs tentatively...
Hurricane-Force Winds Cause Chaos, Blackouts Across Europe
Jan 22 2024 // Storm Isha is causing travel disruption and power blackouts across northern Europe, as it brought hurricane-force winds to the UK and other parts of the region. The Met Office issued a yellow weather warning across the UK...
